Keep a GMAT Journal

To be mentally prepared for the GMAT test, you ought to keep a journal to take note of your progress. A sample below has been posted for your reference:

Wednesday:

I took a test to gauge my starting level. Surprisingly I scored a 710 (Q42 V42). I felt the math was at a level that I was comfortable with, although I was still rusty doing basic calculations without a calculator, causing me to run out of time with one question remaining.

Math will be my first area that I target. For the rest of the week I am going to read every Manhattan GMAT guide and complete every problem in the problem sets and the official guide.

Additionally, I am going to start targeting specific math skills such as dividing decimals and mental multiplication, increasing my math speed overall.

I have already been studying sentence correction problems for a week. This has helped me tremendously in increasing my hit rate.

I want to start solving these almost at an instinctual level. For this I am going to do 20 sentence correction problems a day and I am going to start studying my Idioms using flash cards.

I've realized I remember idioms much better when I see them used in a problem, so I am going to make flashcards of problems that contain idioms and study these as well. By the end of the week I am hoping this would have increased my hit rate to (~90%).

Unfortunately next week is going to be a killer work week, so I will have to wake up early everyday to put in some extra study time.

I am hoping this journal will help keep me on track.

Starting your GMAT Preparation

Starting your GMAT Preparation 

We often get questions from people considering an MBA program about how best to prepare for the GMAT.

Although the answer is different for everyone based on their individual circumstances, here are the some tips we recommend for anyone getting started with preparing for the GMAT.